Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are a great resource to learn more about the building in which your family lived or worked. Today, the Library of Congress announced that it is placing more online. This means free access. You might have already found some Sanborn maps accessible via a library or historical society website or on […]
I am excited to be going back to Brainerd for a day of genealogy lectures. The audience there is wonderful and the area is beautiful with lakes everywhere! The following press release is from the library. Each class is accompanied by an extensive handout. Press Release Genealogy Classes on June 1 Wednesday, May 24, 2017: […]
A bit more than 2 months till the opening of the July 16-21, 2017 week of the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh(GRIP)! That means I need to get the welcome letter sent out for the students registered for Intermediate Genealogy: Tools for Digging Deeper. The course instructors are: Coordinator: Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA Instructors: […]
2018! Yes, the Federation of Genealogical Societies is talking about the 2018 conference. By the way, I hope you are planning to attend the 2017 conference from August 30-September 3 in Pittsburgh. I will bet there along with many other speakers and registrants. I think the program lineup is really great. For more info: www.fgsconference.org […]
I love statistics. Maybe I should attribute that to my German ancestors? The International German Genealogy Partnership’s (IGGP), inaugural International Germanic Genealogy Conference is already full of statistics and other numbers. The Minnesota based Germanic Genealogy Society (GGS) is the local host and is assisted by great volunteers from all over the U.S. and beyond. […]
In case you haven’t seen the news on social media this week, here’s the big number from Ancestry DNA: Ancestry has surpassed 4 million customers in our DNA database! We’re proud to remain the largest consumer genetic testing company. Here are some fun facts about AncestryDNA: From January to April 2017, AncestryDNA genotyped 1 million people. […]
The follows is from a Findmypast press release. From Thursday 27th April until 1st May 2017, over 1.9 billion birth marriage, death & census records will be completely free to search and explore at Findmypast This includes 595 million UK BMDs, the largest collection available online, over 80 million exclusive parish records you won’t find […]
One of my own favorite presentations is “The Farmer in the Dell . . . and in Many U.S. Records.” I tell about many resources related to finding the history of farm families and the farm itself. Many more resources than most people realize! I saw a news post about a Farm Oral History Project […]
It’s time. National DNA Day (April 25) s getting closer and the great testing companies are beginning the sales. Check the websites below for details as they unfold over the next few days. The National Institutes of Health is responsible for this designation. “The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department […]
That’s tomorrow, Thursday, April 20th, 2o17. I will be doing my presentation, Research Reports for Ourselves: More than a Research Log for the St. Croix Valley Genealogical Society. Please join us as all are welcome. Details at the end of this post. I emphasis the importance of writing up a research report while researching and […]